A lot has happened since LA Riots branded dance music with a bawdy blend of Indie electro in 2007. Founding partner Daniel LeDisko has since teamed with fellow veteran DJ/producer Jon Pegnato to reinvent a sound that melds influences of techno, house and drum n’ bass. In widening their production scope, LA Riots has managed to maintain underground credibility while remixing for some of the industry’s premier pop and rock labels.
Forming on the 15th anniversary of 1992 Los Angeles Riots, LeDisko and then-partner J.O.B. (John O’Brien) launched their collaborative project on April 27, 2007. As the Indie dance rock sound exploded onto underground and mainstream club circuits, LA Riots became one of its brashest ambassadors, melding electro-laced beats over commercial savvy cuts and vocals.
The original Riots garnered multiple successes, including a North American tour supporting MSTRKRFT with the Bloody Beetroots in 2008 and a spot at Australia’s Global Gathering Festival alongside Kraftwerk, Mark Ronson and Sasha that same year. But by summer 2009, LeDisko aimed to evolve beyond straight Indie electro and explore house and techno production while J.O.B. wanted to head into the mainstream production world, so they decided to go their separate ways. A chance meeting with veteran DJ/producer Pegnato during a San Bernardino set would prove to be a turning point for LA Riots; the two collaborated in the studio and clicked on instant creative chemistry.
Their first studio session yielded some bass-heavy gems, including “The Drop,” their debut original track on Brooklyn-based label Fool’s Gold (A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs). Since then, LA Riots have broadened their musical scope even wider, garnering play from the likes of Crookers, Brodinski and Drop the Lime, to name a few. And while the duo has remixed tracks for a diverse roster of artists including Tiesto, Laidback Luke and Sidney Samson, they continue shining up pop and rock remixes for major labels such as Warner Bros., Virgin, Tommy Boy and Interscope.
Their high-profile productions have landed even higher profile gigs in 2009, including tours with The Crystal Method (“Divided by Night”) and a second with MSTRKRFT as well as appearances at Chicago’s Lollapalooza, ULTRA Music Festival in Miami (2008 and 2009) and Belgium’s Pukklepop Festival. Additionally, Beatport named them as “Break Out Stars” at 2010’s Winter Music Conference.
“We’re always searching for new ways to develop our sound and rock dance floors,” says Pegnato, an L.A. native who brings a production catalogue of 80-plus tracks to the Riots resume.
So far, the formula has worked. From crafting the title track on Kylie Minogue’s “Boombox” EP to remixing rock tunes by Weezer for top-selling Sony Playstation games, LA Riots plays to its production precision in the studio, then bringing the party straight to the decks. The result is nuanced vibe of driving house, Indie electro and quirky techno that simultaneously startles and shines.
05. MVSEVM • French Jeans (Style of Eye Remix) • Discobelle
06. Surfing Leons • Polis (LA Riots Remix) • Forma T CDR
07. Sandro Silva • Told Ya • Dim Mak CDR
08. Nouveau Yorican • Jackit • CDR
09. Chicane • Come See (Sidney Samson Remix) • CDR
10. LA Riots • The Drop (TJR Remix) • Fools Gold
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LA Riots are in the business of crafting straight-up, hot-as-shit club bangers and they're not messing around. In only a few months since their inception the Los Angeles duo has made a name for themselves cranking out one quality track and remix after another and blowing up some of the hottest parties and venues in Southern California. Now, with remixes of Ocelot, The Scanners, and Le Castle Vania tearing across the blogosphere they're poised to take the party to the masses. Keep your eyes and ears open boys and girls, this is going to be big. -Urb Magazine
From flooding the Blogosphere to infiltrating LA’s hottest parties, LA Riots has taken all dance-hearty ears hostage. After just a few months, this power duo, Daniel Ledisko and Jo’B, have delivered thundering remixes that make the lo-tech kids cry with envy. With a knack for picking winning tracks to mash, their latest Justice remix (featuring Uffie), ‘The Party’ kills on the dance floor. And what God-fearing hipster could forget the remix of The Scanners’ ‘Low Life’? Next on the chopping block—The Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven’ and Chromeo’s ‘Bonafied Lovin’. Now you know those ears are safe with these dudes. -SwerveFest
They are the best DJ's in L.A. and whenever we play with them, we know we really have to bring our best.. and not many DJ's make me nervous! -JFK of MSTRKRFT
Tattoo Rock Parlour launch Clash, their new electro and indie dance night, with appearances by hotly tipped California remix artists LA Riots and the Baltimore club sounds of Aaron LaCrate. LA Riots are on the verge of blowing up, so catch them now before they end up headlining the mega-clubs. -Toronto Now
DISCOGRAPHY
laidback luke & lee mortimer • blau (LA Riots Remix) • fools gold
sidney samson • lets go (LA Riots and Will Bailey Remix) • spinnin
tiesto • escape me feat. cc sheffield (LA Riots Remix) • ultra records
VHS or Beta • feel it when you know it (LA Riots Remix) • chromosome
chris cornell feat. timbaland • part of me (LA Riots Remix) • mosley music / interscope
inner party system • die tonight (LA Riots Remix) • island / def jam
crystal castles • crimewave (LA Riots Remix) • last gang
the ting tings• that's not my name (LA Riots Remix) • columbia
favretto feat. naan • what's my name (LA Riots Remix) • off limits
nasa • nasa music feat. dj swamp, method man and E40 (LA Riots Remix)
weezer • automatic (LA Riots remix) • sony playstation
hot chip • ready for the floor (LA Riots vs Villains Remix) • bootleg
edison gem • hold back (LA Riots Remix) • orion music
atlantic connection • rocksteady (LA Riots Remix) • westbay
heart's revolution • switchblade (LA Riots remix) • iheartcomix
toxic avenger • escape (LA Riots remix) • iheartcomix
vhs or beta • cant believe a single word (LA Riots remix) • astralwerks
kylie minogue • boombox (LA Riots remix) • exclusive
chromeo • bonafied lovin (LA Riots remix) • vice records
kid sister • control (LA Riots remix) • fools gold
jupiter one • countdown •cordless recordings / warner music group
justice • D.V.N.O. (LA Riots remix) • ed banger records
photek • love and war (LA Riots Remix) • sanctuary / universal records
justice featuring uffie • the party (LA Riots remix) • bootleg
ocelot • lo sforzo (LA Riots remix) • iheartcomix (forthcoming)
the scanners • lowlife (LA Riots remix) • dim mak
mystery jets • diamonds in the dark (LA Riots remix) • dim mak
le castle vania •trouble in daylight (LA Riots remix) • troubletron remix EP
LA Riots featuring jadis •if i could • download only
FORTHCOMING
kings of leon • revelry (LA Riots Remix) • sony BMG/RCA
nadastrom • ghetto pass (LA Riots Remix) • promo only
sound of stereo • zipper (LA Riots Remix) • lektroluv
fischerspooner • infidels of the world unite (LA Riots Remix) • tbd
brodinski & noob • peanuts club (LA Riots Remix) • promo only
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